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Date:      Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:37:23 -0800 (PST)
From:      David Nicholas Kayal <davek@saturn5.com>
To:        nbari@unixmexico.com
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: i am looking for a 5 volt signal
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.44.0210270935540.398-100000@blackbox.yayproductions.com>
In-Reply-To: <34470.148.243.211.1.1035740270.squirrel@mail.unixmexico.net>

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I'm having problems just using 1 bit fromt he parallel port at this time.


On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 nbari@unixmexico.com wrote:

> the parallel port then is ok
> now you can use a logical multiplexer
>
> and from the paralel port you can use just 3 bits
>
> take a look to the data sheets ot this multiplexer
>
> http://www.cs.utah.edu/classes/cs3700/handouts/pdf/MM74C150.pdf
>
> the input of the multiplexer will be
>
> 000
> 001
> 010
> 011
> 100
> 101
> 110
> 111
>
> and at the ouput you will have a leched 1 or 0 ( 5volts or 0 volts) the
> ones you can aply to your relays
>
>
> > Shouldn't the fact that the signal is in a while loop keep the 5 volt
> > signal going?  Isn't the parallel port being blasted with the
> > value 255 over and over again?
> >
> > The serial port will not fulfill what i am ultimately trying to achive.
> > I am trying to have the parallel port to control 8 relays each turing
> > on/off based upon which bit i send out to the port.
> >
> > On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 nbari@unixmexico.com wrote:
> >
> >> try using also the serial port and a logical buffer
> >>
> >> the 5 volt signal is very fast and your multimeter is maybe not to
> >> fast
> >>
> >> > I'm looking for a 5 volt signal.
> >> >
> >> > I have wires plugged into pins 2 and 25 of the parallel port.
> >> >
> >> > I have written a small program:
> >> >
> >> > #include <stdio.h>
> >> > #include <dev/ppbus/ppi.h>
> >> > #include <dev/ppbus/ppbconf.h>
> >> >
> >> > int main()
> >> > {
> >> >   int fd;
> >> >   while(1)
> >> >     {
> >> >       ioctl(fd, PPISDATA, 255);
> >> >     }
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > and have it executing...
> >> >
> >> > I have a multi-meter with the positive lead touching the pin 2 wire
> >> and the negative lead touching pin 25 wire, but i am not registering
> >> any voltage.
> >> >
> >> > =3D(
> >> >
> >> > I am sad.
> >> >
> >> > I have recompiled my kernel to disable plip and enable ppi.  The
> >> following is a snipet of my kernel configuration:
> >> >
> >> > # Parallel port
> >> > device=09=09ppc0=09at isa? irq 7
> >> > device=09=09ppbus=09=09# Parallel port bus (required)
> >> > device=09=09lpt=09=09# Printer
> >> > #
> >> > # 2002 oct 27 - removed plip and added ppi.
> >> > #
> >> > #device=09=09plip=09=09# TCP/IP over parallel
> >> > device=09=09ppi=09=09# Parallel port interface device
> >> > #device=09=09vpo=09=09# Requires scbus and da
> >> >
> >> > any help would be very much appreciated
> >> >
> >> >
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